>> live and in h.d. -- you are watching abc 7 news at 6:30, on your side. >> two days after one of the deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history, a rock, colorado, is coming together for those who are still recovering. >> president obama attend a memorial just outside denver. he left the white house and touched down in colorado with the last hour. >> tonight, our coverage includes live coverage from aurora colorado. in addition to a planned memorial service night, we are tracking the latest on the investigation. >> investigators are looking into whether james holmes used

his position as a graduate student to order materials to be trapped his home. police want to know if there is the triggering event that caused him to put his studies aside and began buying weapons of deadly force. >> i want to challenge you to love a little more deeper. >> in mourning for 12 lives lost. >> it devastating. it's hard to deal with. >> after detonating or disarming several devices in his apartment, police seized other materials in a colorado field. >> this apartment was designed based on everything i've seen, to kill whoever entered it. >> abc news has obtained this video recorded when he was 18 attending a science camp in san diego. >> i've been working on an illusion that apology to

[inaudible] >> he would later go on to win a federal grand and steady neuroscience before dropping out. >> he has some significant mental health issue, i believe. >> as police look for a triggering event friends and families of the 12 were killed are dealing with a terrible loss most were in their 20s but the youngest was just six years old. >> of ron ago was a very vibrant girl. she was always happy. >> her mother was wounded in the attack and remains in critical condition. >> a valued member of our team. >> among those killed were those who sacrificed their own lives to protect loved ones from gunfire. >> he was a big guy. he was always there for friends

and family if they needed it. >> police say the assault rifle jam that he switched to it than with more firepower. he was under tremendous academic pressure in school and is now being held in solitary confinement. he will be charged monday with multiple counts of murder. >> we will continue our coverage of the movie theater massacre by going live to the scene of the shooting, in aurora. president obama arrived there within the last hour. what do we know of his plans there? >> he is at the university of colorado meeting with victims' families and also meet with investigators to find out the latest on this case and is joined by the governor and mayor as he goes from room to room. he will be making some sort of statement in about an hour and then he will board air force one

and continue to a previously scheduled event he had in california. >> our reporter does mention the latest on the investigation. it's becoming a little more clear that this was not an immediate thing for the suspect. this was something planned correct? >> detective say he methodically planned this out. their boat computer and hard drive and some batman paraphernalia. abc news has learned he was applying for membership to a private gun range and according to the owner of the gun range, he called to check the membership but got a voice mail. he describes the voicemail as creepy batman-inspired, weird and incoherent. he says the words were mumbling and he could not even understand what he was saying. detectives are taking that into consideration. >> the president is expected to

address the media in just about an hour. our coverage of the memorial service and the president's deficit continues tonight at 11:00. >> it turning now to the scandal at penn state -- and the same day the word came the n.c.a.a. will amount of the school be penalized tomorrow, this morning, the statue of legendary coach joe paterno came down. a study found he should have done more when he first heard jerry sandusky was abusing young boys. despite that not everyone agrees with the decision to bring down the statue. >> it should not have come down. absolutely should not have come down. >> i think they're using him as an icon to attack when it should be about the sandusky. >> a small crowd gathered to see it taken now. paternal's family says removing the statue doesn't help the

victims. the n.c.a.a. will make its ruling tomorrow. >> there are a number of graduates in our area from penn state and we caught up with some of them to get their reaction to the statue coming down. are the people you spoke with -- they knew a lot about him. >> they revered him. we have heard from dozens of students and alma -- students and alumni and all of them say it is a sad day. they say seeing the statue come down, for others knowing the punishment that comes tomorrow and there are mixed emotions about what is the proper price to play -- price to pay. it's the tale of two penn state alumni. >> i think it will take a while. >> both graduated in 2010 and

both aced the course of joe paterno in the media. >> if you got rid of the football team, it will deter people from going to the school. >> people are going to be hurt by the sanctions. they will be innocent -- the players and coach were not there. >> but they diverge over the issue of the removal of the statue. >> i can't believe they would take such extreme measures to take it down. it was so iconic. >> it would be a lightning rod for criticism. if i looked at the statue, i would think about the scandal. >> after someone on the street screamed -- >> i've been scared to wear any thing in a public.

>> i feel like i need to defend it. >> i try to not let it affect my penn state pride. it means so much more than what happened. >> the penn state community will be watching the news first thing tomorrow morning. we will have crews to bring you the latest reaction. >> thank you. shifting focus not to the weather -- the skies may be cloudy but we are in the clear for now. >> we have more on what could mean some changes had. >> some breaks in the clouds are right now have allowed temperatures to warm up nicely. the warmest temperature is we have had all along. petersburg, west virginia, they have had more sunshine there in the afternoon. cloud cover but beginning to dissipate as the sun goes down.

partly cloudy and humid it for the evening hours. if you have an outdoor plans for dinner, no worries. it is going to be dry. a full look at the forecast of a chance for strong thunderstorms in just a few minutes. >> thank you. coming up, strong words from senator john mccain of regarding syria and what he says the u.s. must do now. >> and we will tell you what flooded these streets

>> it tensions are high in iraq after four bombs exploded there today. the attacks were carried out in two towns just as iraqis were ending a daylong celebration beginning the holy month of

ramadan. at least 18 people were killed and 50 were wounded. some worry it could set off another round of sectarian violence. >> conditions in damascus are deteriorating. john mccain says the united states should be more aggressive to bring the conflict to a close and says the violence could get worse. >> there is a risk, not thing is going to happen but it's a risk that he may use chemical weapons and clearly the israelis see this as a serious threat. >> in the meantime, there are reports in new rebel group has launched a campaign to capture a big city in syria. the rain has gone and of the aids memorial is back on in washington. >> we will tell you what kept the quilt from coming to washington for years and the role president obama i'm barack obama

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>> the international aids conference gets underway in the district tonight and it's back to nbc for the first time in 20 years. two years ago, president obama lifted a longstanding travel ban against hiv positive visitors to the united states. >> driving through parts of the piano was a challenge today because of a challenge with a 6 inch water main. town officials tellus a leaky valve was the source of the problem. >> some problems there. >> but is on tap for the night? >> clearing skies is the good

news. it has been a gloomy but cool day, no complaints for the weekend. 10 degrees warmer compared to the temperature yesterday. outside right now, it's quiet and try. for this evening we will look for high is that increased by another degree or so. the average for this day is 89. the longstanding record as 103 degrees set in 1926. wind is out of the south at around 9 miles an hour. taking a look at the weather but the network, 83 degrees at george washington university and 81 in gainesville. 77 degrees in frederick county -- actually prince william county. 82 in manassas. temperatures really beginning to heat up to the last of us with temperatures in the '80s.

a great indication of what is on the way over the next several days. temperatures in the lower 90s expected. look at the 24-hour temperature change -- 12 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. the clouds are finally beginning to break up. partly to mostly cloudy for the overnight hours. that will keep the temperatures up. quiet and dry on that doppler radar this hour. a computer model of what we expect to happen during the day tomorrow -- temperatures jumping to the lower and middle nineties. a little hot for the district. a very hot day on tuesday. the heat index could be between 100 and at 105.

here is the forecast as we take you through the overnight hours, temperatures will fall to around 68 to 74 degrees. daytime highs in a moral -- daytime high tomorrow in the low to middle nineties. we will eventually make in the lower to mid 90's, a little cooler on wednesday. lower 90s on saturday. the hot weather will continue. we have a great new blog talking about the record highs for the month of july. so far, the beginning of the today, we are hotter than we were last year. >> so we are on track for a hot summer. >> at this point last night there was an on known aussie on top of the leader boards for the british open. he was already signing off the

mud. >> we will have that coming up in sports, but tiger did not get the 15th major. someone else won the british open and two other heavyweights tumble. the nationals that a strong outing, but the big news is a big loss for the nationals. [ male

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>> some good and bad news out of nascar today -- the bad news first -- even desmond is headed to the injured list for two weeks. the good news is brian zimmerman is on a hot streak since he had a cortisone shot last june. he's plugging 9-10 and -- bryce harper on the first with a deep shot to right field. it's gone. that's the 13th home run of the year. next up, why don't you just had it again. a solo shot and his 14th home run -- evening that out with a three and a half game lead. adam scott famously predicted the leader of the british open,

telling media a four-stroke lead was not good enough. tiger woods was not good enough. he came close but that will do you if you are spot it -- if you are stuck in a bunker. four birdies on the back nine, finishing at seven under and the leader going into a day after three straight bogeys. he misses that and crumples and discussed but finishes. winning the british open with an amazing comeback. >> to make up all of those shots, it felt good. it's hard to explain. >> i've been there before blown

majors before and tournament before and i just hope he does not take it as hard as i did. >> after a nationwide debate, the joe paterno is that she was ordered removed from the campus. it came down this morning and the n.c.a.a. president is expected to announce the penalties for the program. it is said penn state will avoid the death penalty but it will lose a significant amount of scholarship and bowl games. it works -- 27 points in there. tempers flared team usa winds 86-80. they are 4-0 in exhibition play.

bradley ligands won the tour de france becoming britain's first winner ever. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves grain, for purple mountains majesty,

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>> of better days ahead if you like the hot and humid weather. we have a nice break from it yesterday. we had a record high low minimum temperature. 93 for a time i tomorrow. better chance for stronger storms. then back into the 80s -- back into the '90s. so far unbelievable temperatures this year.

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